The Quotes of Thomas Edison

Born: 2/11/1847 12:00:00 AM Died: 10/18/1931 12:00:00 AM

The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.

To the one who knows how to look and feel, every moment of the free wandering life is an enchantment.

Five percent of the people think; ten percent of the people think they think; and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think.

Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.

Negative results are just what I want. They’re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don’t.

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

Freemasonry, as a tradition, is built on the spoken word. It is a mystic tradition that has been passed down from lip to hear across the centuries. It acknowledges the power of language to transform the mind of the individual and even the course of history itself. Throughout history, great changes in civilizations and the rise and fall of empires have depended on a few words, spoken into the right ear at the right time. Freemasonry places great importance on remembering the thoughts of our ancestors. It is from these thoughts that we can learn how to navigate the maze of life and avoid the pitfalls that have entrapped the unfortunate. The Masons below have all contributed to the wisdom of the world and we have selected a small portion of their knowledge to be shared here to inspire, uplift and educate.